Notes in university::year 2::PHAS0019 - Planetary Science

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Published	11/24/2023	The luminosity of the Sun is approximately {{c1::\(4\times10^8\)}} times larger than the total luminosity (reflected and emitted) of Jupiter.
Published	11/24/2023	The Sun contains approximately {{c1::\(99.8\%\)::what percentage}} of the mass of the known Solar System.
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Jupiter}}. {{c1::Saturn}}, {{c1::Uranus}}, and {{c1::Neputune}} are {{c2::giant planets::what type of planet?}}
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Jupiter}} and {{c1::Saturn}} are {{c2::gas giants::what type of giant planet?}}
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Uranus}} and {{c1::Neptune}} are {{c2::icy giants::what type of giant planet?}}
Published	11/24/2023	The mass of {{c1::Jupiter}} is approximately {{c2::318}} \(\text{M}_\odot\)
Published	11/24/2023	The orbital distances from the Sun for {{c1::Jupiter}}, {{c1::Saturn}}, {{c1::Uranus}}, and {{c1::Neptune}} are approximately&nbsp…
Published	11/24/2023	One {{c1::astronomical unit}} (1 {{c1::AU}}) is taken to be the {{c2::semimajor axis}} of a {{c2::massless (test) particle}} whose&nbsp…
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Mercury}}, {{c1::Venus}}, {{c1::Earth}}, and {{c1::Mars}} are {{c2::terrestrial planets::what type of planet?}}.
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Kepler's first law}} is given by:\[{{c2::\Large\displaystyle r_\odot=\frac{p}{1+e\cos{\theta} }=\frac{a(1-e^2)}{1+e\cos{\theta} } }}\]
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::Saltation}} is the process by which {{c2::loose materials are removed from a surface and carried by a fluid}}.
Published	11/24/2023	{{c1::True::True or False}}: dunes have been observed on a comet.
New Card	11/24/2023	Three major {{c1::heat sources}} kept the early Earth {{c1::molten}}: {{c2::collisions}}, {{c2::compression}}, and {{c2::radi…
New Card	11/24/2023	Within the first {{c1::50 million years}} after {{c1::accretion}}, Earth cooled to the {{c2::melting point of iron}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	When the Earth was young, heavier elements like {{c1::iron}} began to {{c4::sink down into the centre}} which solidified to form {{c1::the i…
New Card	11/24/2023	{{c1::Rocks}} began to form on the Earth's surface {{c2::500 million years}} after the birth of the Earth. They were constantly destroyed by {{c3…
New Card	11/24/2023	The process of {{c1::differentiation}} finished {{c2::4.3 billion years ago}} and produced the structure of the Earth we see today.
New Card	11/24/2023	Most {{c1::active volcanoes}} on Earth are located along the {{c2::margins}} of  {{c2::adjacent tectonic plates}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	{{c1::Spreading centre}} volcanism occurs at the site of {{c2::midoceanic ridges}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	{{c1::Subduction zone}} volcanism occurs where two plates are {{c2::converging on one another}} thus consuming the {{c2::oceanic lithosphere…
New Card	11/24/2023	{{c1::Oceanic trenches}} are formed by the {{c2::descending plate bending downwards}} creating a large {{c2::linear depression}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	{{c1::Interplate}} regions of volumous volcanism are called {{c2::hotspots}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	Volcanism in {{c1::Iceland::country 1}} and {{c1::Hawaii::country 2}} are examples of {{c2::hotspots}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	The most {{c1::volcanically active}} belt on Earth is known as {{c2::the Ring of Fire}}. It is a region of {{c1::subduction zone}} volc…
New Card	11/24/2023	Volcanic rocks on the Moon were only produced by {{c1::partial mantle melting}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	The melts produced on the Moon are {{c1::basalts::category of rock}} and is called the {{c1::lunar maria}}.
New Card	11/24/2023	Primary and secondary {{c1::crust}} are easy to distinguish on the Moon due to the difference in {{c2::impact crater density}}.
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